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A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel is a singleplayer, fantasy and visual novel game
developed and published by Gentle Troll Entertainment.
Released on June 20th 2024 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 5 languages: English, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Korean.
It has received 1,467 reviews of which 1,321 were positive and 146 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 17.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 2.4 GHz or faster processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB display memory
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Stereo
MacOS
- OS: MacOS X 10.13
- Processor: 2.4 GHz or faster processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB display memory
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Stereo
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Prepare for your heart to be ripped out... then lovingly taped back together again in the best way possible. Tavern Talk is an immensely story rich and character driven tale that will leave you wanting more even after you finish the game. It was a lot long than I was expecting, but that's not a bad thing at all. I got very attached to the all the characters and felt invested in each of their stories and how they all tied into the overarching plot. I don't ever write review for games, but I saw a few on this one that said it was too much reading or the overall plot wasn't good. I could not disagree more. If you love story rich games where your choices matter and they make you laugh out loud and cry, this is the game for you.
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Such a lovely and cozy game! I 100% recommend it if you’re looking for something to just relax with after a chaotic day at work, especially if you’re not in the mood for combat or puzzles. The only real dilemma I had was picking the best dialogue option. The characters are so charmingI really started to get fond of some of them. :) It’s also just really lovely being an innkeeper, calmly making drinks for the regulars and getting to know them more over time. It’s the perfect vibe for unwinding. The best part for me is that it’s longer than Coffee Talk. It was nice to have more time to get to know the characters and experience their stories
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I recommend it, but with the caveat that this game may just not be for you. Check the demo first. I wish I could give middle of the road recommendation because this is a tough game to recommend straight up from its store page. I feel like while it's not a lie, the store page may trick you into thinking there is at least a tiny bit of depth to your mixing drinks etc. There isn’t. It plays such a miniscule, nonexistent role in this and turns into such an annoying chore that I wish this element was just not in the game entirely. Mixing the drinks is not fun, it’s just a chore you do every now and then. I even tried giving the wrong drink here and there and it didn’t seem to matter; you can’t actually give the ‘wrong’ drink when the quest requires it anyway. I would just prefer to get these drinks from the menu at that point. Controls with the controller are a bit undercooked. The direction buttons don’t work in menus, you have to use the thumbstick. Jarring. Notes, and bottles/infusions can be scrolled through with the thumbstick, but it's very finicky and unreliable, making you pick what you DIDN’T want multiple times. The quest-making ‘minigame’ is also extremely annoying became of it. Also, there is no option that I could find that just shows all the text immediately and the skip and make choice buttons are the same, so I often pressed the button and had the dialogue choice basically made for me as I didn’t even see the options. It didn’t seem to impact much, considering I could pick conflicting opinions as the game went on. I am confused at the gameplay of this game, in fact. The minigames would be more fit for a much younger person, maybe a young teen or preteen would find them funny, but the meat of the game is the story that is definitely not fit for a child. So this is confusing as a choice. Now onto what the game is really about - the story. I liked it, but the format of the story made the finale of the game fall incredibly flat. Deaths of characters really did hit nicely midway through, when you could just hear about who passed and how. But the observer to nothing and only listener to tales format does not work for dramatic endings. In fact, the entire end of the game is so anticlimactic. I wish we could for once leave our tavern, show that we changed and saw something more of the action even if it were just to be still images. Or maybe there is something like this in the game and I just didn’t get that ending, but if that's the case, the ‘happy ending’ ending that I got is just somehow incredibly unsatisfying. Also there is some weird message in it that I don't want to spoil but in essence the day is won in a way that lacks nuance, makes the heroes bring you something that holds a soul of possibly your friend that they trapped in it and you're supposed to be... happy? I'm confused. The story was fine but the ending is really bad. Like, really bad. The characters are… okay as well. Not all are great, and some kind of appear too few times for me to grow to like them. I think my favorite was the vampire - even if the archetype of an airhead happy-go-lucky vampire isn’t my preferred one, he grew on me immensely. Pretty good cast of characters overall, and there are some interesting problems. Themes of difference in lifespans, religion being very real but at the same time still a distant concept: of loss, conflict, lies and their impact, i twas all pretty well done. Sure, not all of them were tackled to the full extent I wish they were, but this was a pretty good story. One issue I had with it only is that I felt no connection to my character. You don’t get to really ‘name’ yourself, and you can only pick your own pronouns. Your own history is not known to you as the player despite the innkeeper remembering their story, so there’s a dissonance there too. The art is gorgeous! I loved it to bits. Some of the animations on the other hand were a bit stilted, others were great. But, overall, the art is one of the shining parts of this game. A final issue I will mention is the writing itself, specifically with the English version, as I’m not sure if this issue is present in other languages: there are some terribly anachronistic dialogue lines that can drag you right out of the experience. In particular when one character goes ‘good mythical morning’ right after the ‘top of the morning’ from another character. Memeish jokes, very modern slang… this does not work. It doesn't ruin the experience, but it does water it down with unnecessary references and jokes that don’t fit in well. Well, that’s it! I overall recommend the game, but with a caveat that there are also a lot of flaws here. Still an enjoyable game and I don’t regret picking it up, but I feel no incentive to buy any dlc for it - It already outstayed its welcome with the 10 hours it took to read through it and by the end I was satisfied to just uninstall it and call it done.
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The visual novel part is really visually novelling -- so for roughtly $18, it *is* like buying a book. And if I think about it that way, the game feels less like a sunk cost. However, I did buy this game at a discount during a sale -- I wouldn't have otherwise. CONS: The game play experience is pretty repetitive and tedious in my honest opinion, which was my least favorite part. I'm trying to complete all the achievements and it feels needlessly more tedious than it needs to be, even with the fast forward. Additionally, I would have liked the game to be more queer since it has the LGTBQ+ tag on it; so I was pretty disappointed about that. It still felt comphet in many areas. There doesn't feel like a whole lot of variety when it comes to the story telling, even when you make different choices. It feels like the end is only where the convergences happen, but I think had there been some more different directions depending on drink choices, it would have made the overall gameplay more novel -- especially when you start over to try other things to collect the achievements. PROS: However, all that above, for me, is not enough to vote it as a no. At best, I'd rate it as a mixed yes/no, but since that's not an option, I'd rather lean more towards the positive. So like gradewise, I'd say this is a C+ to B- Overall, the game is cute. The characters all have their own personality. I personally like how much of a himbo Clay is, for example. And how Fable reveals different, contrasting emotions in her character development. Andu is a cutie, too. The tavern background is pretty. The overall art aspect of the game is pretty, maybe not *gorgeous* but still aesthetically pleasing enough. The drinks are fun to look at -- I always like seeing the cute end results of drink crafting. The drink mixing is also functionally pretty fun, but I think having more drink variations would have made the experience a little better. Using the coaster as a guide is very helpful and mentally stimulating enough for me, personally.
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I would only recommend this game to people who like storytelling! With visual novel games, I find that things tend to happen to you, but in Tavern Talk, things tend to happen around you. In other words, to grasp the plot, you'll need to rely on the characters you befriend to recount the events. The life of an innkeeper! At its core, I believe this game is about sonder (the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own), as you'll get to listen to the varying perspectives and opinions of the characters. Your friends will set off on journeys you won't get to see for yourself, but it's always you they come back to. Even that, they'll have strong opinions on. And speaking of strong opinions, here are more of mine! Pros [*] So LGBTQ+ inclusive! There aren't many games or media out there with a nonbinary main character, but I'm glad we're adding an adorable elf to the list. [*] The worldbuilding was phenomenal, definitely the kind of thing you'd expect from a DnD-ish game. [*] A page-turner of a visual novel. I was always looking forward to meeting the next character, or seeing the next outcome of a quest. [*] Sprinkled with heavy-hitter lines and words to live by here and there. And a few cute comical things too! [*] Lovable characters all around! I want to give them a big ol' hug! Their character design was wonderful as well. [*] Character Spoilers: Every time I'd meet a new character, I'd check their alignment and jokingly whine about how I'm only meeting good and neutral characters. So when I finally met a chaotic evil, it was so worth the wait! [*] Minor Dialogue Spoilers: A small but notable thing I really liked was Hex and Grace's sibling bond. It's so rare to see siblings in media outright say "I love you" so it made me happy to see them express it so simply despite their reluctance for communication. [*] Major Ending Spoilers: I loved seeing the ending credits montage of the characters' lives together! The kiss between Fable and Neil almost made me fall off my chair, and seeing Clay with Tia's sister and niece made my heart hurt. Calling on the Wind was the most beautiful song they could've made for the credits. [*] Major Ending Spoilers: So, I really love Tia. But I'm also glad her death is inevitable. I really thought that this was one of those countless games where characters have plot armour and never die, so I was sure they'd revive her at some point. But holy cow! Gosh. Rest in peace, Tia, I'm sure Clay with carry your memory with him forever. [*] Plot Spoilers: At first, the argument with Fable (and the blame games the characters played after it) pissed me off haha! I have experience with bearing the burden of being a friend group mediator, so seeing the drama ensue when I was trying my best was frustrating. But in my second playthrough, I noticed how much of a liar and avoidant of emotional vulnerability the innkeeper was, and realized Fable was so right to call them out on things. In my first playthrough, I was so sure that everyone, especially Caerlin, would hate me when they discovered the innkeeper's backstory. So everyone's understanding and empathy was very moving. You can't fully love your friends unless you trust them to love you back. Cons [*] Although it was fun to see the characters connect to each other, I would've liked it if there was more of a connection between the inkeeper and the characters. There are a few nice moments here and there, but it felt like I played more of a part in their stories, and less of a part in their lives. I guess it's understandable, given the innkeeper's own story, but I feel like I would've sympathized with them more if we had any bonding moments. Or, at the very least, express as much care and concern with the inkeeper as they do with each other. [*] Quest Spoilers: 90% of the "right" choices to make are the charisma/pacifist route. It teaches a nice lesson, but it makes things kind of predictable. It would be nice if there were more "right" choices for other kinds of routes, like a fighting approach, or a quest ending in failure because failure doesn't always have to be bad or wrong. Or even a quest with no right or wrong choices, but each choice having its own banes and boons. [*] Major Ending Spoilers: I think the last quest would be more meaningful if the innkeeper participated in it, leaving the tavern to stand with their friends, or just playing a role in it. Or instead, give the player the option to poison Quasar when serving him a drink! It would mean a lot to the innkeeper's character development if they actually did something about it rather than sit there, as characters have called them out for. Conclusion Why should you play this game? Because witnessing the telling of stories can only make you itch to go and experience your own to tell. This game instilled me with more than enough inspiration to do so! The world and its people (both in real life and in the game) are beautiful. Go forth and adventure!
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Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel is currently priced at 17.99€ on Steam.
Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 17.99€ on Steam.
Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel received 1,321 positive votes out of a total of 1,467 achieving a rating of 8.56.
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Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel was developed and published by Gentle Troll Entertainment.
Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel is not playable on Linux.
Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel is a single-player game.
There are 7 DLCs available for Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel. Explore additional content available for Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel on Steam.
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Developer
Gentle Troll Entertainment
Publisher
Gentle Troll Entertainment
Release
20 Jun 2024
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